PRIESTLY MINISTRY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
15.05.1986 : Religious First Profession.
16.05.1990 : Religious Final Profession.
April-May 1992 : Nagaland to interview nurses of Medical Clinics and hospitals for CHAI (Catholic Hospital Association of India, St. John’s Hospital, Bangalore).
Nov. 92-April ’93 : Elected as Dean for the students of Theology, Kripalaya, Mysore.
18.04.1994 : Ordained as Priest at St. Joseph’s Church, Lower Kasarkod, Karwar Diocese.
July 1994 : Priest in-charge of Mother of Gold Mines parish, Kolar, Bangalore.
1994-2000 : Papua New Guinea Mission in the diocese of Mendi, Southern Highlands.
1994 -2000 : Appointed as Parish Priest of Paizaka-Gambe, Tari, P.N.G.
1997-2000 : Elected as the President of the Bishop’s Advisory Committee, P.N.G.
1997-2000 : Appointed as secretary of the Western Deanery of Mendi diocese, P.N.G.
2000-2003 : Studies in Canon Law, in Santo Tomas University, Manila.
18.11.2002 : Thesis defended.
April 2003 : Completed doctoral units, seminars, the Proposal for doctoral thesis got approved by the
five professors.
May 2003-
May 2005 : Assist. Novice Master and visiting professor in Canon Law at the Major Seminary
Theologate, Mysore.
June 2003-
Sept. 2005 : Appointed as Sole Judge in the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of Mangalore Diocese.
June 2005 : Transferred to the Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
June 2005-
Aug. 2008 : Appointed as Bishop’s Secretary of the Vicariate, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
18.09.2005-
11.08.2012 : Appointed as Eccl. Auditor for all Rogatory Commissions.
22.09.2005-
11.08.2012 : Appointed as Chancellor of the Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia.
26.09.2005-
11.08.2012 : Appointed as a Diocesan Judge accredited to the Archdiocesan Tribunal of Bombay for
marriage cases of the Vicariate.
18.02.2012 : Left Abu Dhabi for good.
11.07.2012 : Arrived Kuwait.
03.08.2012 : Appointed as Chancellor of Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia.
13.08.2012 : Appointed as Eccl. Judge of Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia.
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The Vicariate of Kuwait is now the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia which includes Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The decree from the Holy See came into effect on May 31, 2011. 
